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AI poses unprecedented threats. Congress must act now | Bernie Sanders

Artificial Intelligence, Artificial intelligence (AI), Technology, US Congress, US news, US politics

Despite the speed at which it is progressing, AI is getting far too little discussion in Congress, the media and within the general population. That has got to changeArtificial intelligence and robotics will transform the world. It will bring unimaginable changes to our economy, our politics, warfare, our emotional wellbeing, our environment, and how we […]

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More than 1,000 Amazon workers warn rapid AI rollout threatens jobs and climate

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Workers say the firm’s ‘warp-speed’ approach fuels pressure, layoffs and rising emissions More than 1,000 Amazon employees have signed an open letter expressing “serious concerns” about AI development, saying that the company’s “all-costs justified, warp speed” approach to the powerful technology will cause damage to “democracy, to our jobs, and to the earth.” The letter,

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Virginia Democrat flips seat in state legislature by taking on datacenters

Artificial Intelligence, Democrats, Energy industry, Republicans, Technology, US news, US politics, Virginia

John McAuliff won against a Republican by focusing on something affecting all his constituents: the cost of energy John McAuliff, a 33-year-old small business owner and former civil servant, was one of the more unlikely Democrats to win election to Virginia’s legislature this month, after a campaign in which he could, at times, come off

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How big tech is creating its own friendly media bubble to ‘win the narrative battle online’

Artificial Intelligence, Artificial intelligence (AI), Media, Palantir, Podcasts, Silicon Valley, Technology, US news

At a time when distrust of big tech is high, Silicon Valley is embracing an alternative ecosystem where every CEO is a star A montage of Palantir’s CEO, Alex Karp, and waving US flags set to a remix of AC/DC’s Thunderstruck blasts out as the intro for the tech billionaire’s interview with Sourcery, a YouTube

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